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BOZIL S. yROY, OF OLNEYVILLE, RHODE ISLAND.

Letters Patent No100,67 1, elated March 8, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN LUBRICATIN-THE TRAVERSING-GUIDVE IN MACHINESVI'OR FEED- v ING'- CARDING-ENGINES.

l The Schedule referredto in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

i To all ivhom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I, BOZIL S. ROY, Of. Olneyville, in the county of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, have invented vcertain vnew and useful Improvements in the Self-acting Feeders which are used on Wool- Carding Machines, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description, reference being had toV the accompanying drawing making lpart of this speci- Figure 5, a sectional elevation of my ingi'provement detached.

This invention relates to that part of a cardingma chine feeder sometimes called the traverscor traversemotiou,and which lays or places the roving on the apron `Or aprons, and has for its object to keep the `traverse-rod F aud the branch-bearing traverse-guide E constantly lubricated.

This invention consists in the combination of a peculiar Oiling device with the hubs of the branch-bearing traverse-guide, and with the shaft Or rod F.

I construct my Oiling device with ears, by which to secure it to the hubs b by screws d.

A vert-ical central space or opening provides for several layers, c, of felt, andthe under side is recessed to receive one thickness, which Vmay sustain all the others and take all the wear on the shaft.

The lower thickness of felt is fastened by small nails or tacks driven into the wooden plugs e,'inserted in the holes made in the metal, and if fouled by a mixture of Oil and iron worn from the shaft, only this lower thickness need be replaced by a fresh one, and this will not ofnecessity be very often.

I generally hinge a cover, j, to the top of the case to keep Out'dirt or dust.

The under surface of the lower thickness Of Vfelt should come in slight cont-act with the shaft or traverse-rod, but not so as to produce much friction, as it is intended to deliver Oil to the rod, and not to remove it.

Oil or other lnbricator is poured on the top Of the upper surface of felt at c c c, until itcompletely saturates the whole, and this, by moving along over and. in slight contact with the rod, keeps it'constantly lu.-

bricated.

This traverse-lubricator serves also as a strainer for the Oil, and prevents impurities Or gummy particles Or substances getting on the rod to hinder the free action of the traverse.

This traverse lubricator is intended for horizontal rods or shafts, and not for vertical ones, where itwould be o little service. v

The hole D in the front portion, H, of the guide is for the passage of the roving to the apron or aprons.

I claim the combination of the Oiling-tle\'ice, constructed as herein described, with `the hubs b of the traverse guide, and with the rod F, 4in the manner and for the purpose specified.

BOZIL S. ROY.

ROBERT WILSON, JOHN H. JOHNSON. 

